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J.P. Morgan is hosting virtual events for candidates to attend from anywhere they are.

Through the J.P. Morgan Online Academy, students from all majors and backgrounds can learn how to get their career off to a great start. The interactive webinars’ topics include: career advice, recruitment process, business overviews and hot trends in the news.

This is your chance to hear from J.P. Morgan employees directly and get your questions answered in real time through J.P. Morgan’s live Q&A.

A.T. Kearney Australia New Zealand are committed to supporting ambitious and driven women to build successful careers in management consulting and are very pleased to be running our Women’s Scholarship Program again in 2019.

This year, we are offering two female students the opportunity to be A.T. Kearney Women’s Scholars for 2020 – one in our general practice and one in our Solutions practice.

Stephanie Pow

Stephanie Pow founded Capital W in 2007 with a group of like-minded young women, all passionate about equipping young women to “tackle any role”.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), Stephanie completed an MBA from University of Pennsylvania- Wharton School and MPA from Harvard University. Stephanie is currently Strategy Director at Vend, a cloud-based POS software company.

Keen to learn about Capital W’s influence on her life, we asked Stephanie about how she helped catalyse the women empowerment movement in UNSW.

What motivated you to start Capital W?At eighteen, I had my first practical experience in business – an internship at UBS, working on the largest trading floor in the southern hemisphere. I continued in a part-time capacity during my second year of university and I often represented the firm at campus recruiting events. On multiple occasions, upon hearing that I worked on the trading floor, young women would exclaim, “I could never do that!” Truth be told, I would have said the same thing a year earlier if it were not for the fact that UNSW Finance Co-op had placed me there. Inspired by the opportunity to empower other women to tackle any role, as well as my own experience, I pitched the idea of Capital W to a group of like-minded friends and the rest, as they say, is history!

How has Capital W helped shape who you are today?When I reflect on the early days of Capital W, I am reminded of the resourcefulness and tenacity of the founding team. The launch of Capital W was a success because the team truly believed in the mission we were out to achieve. We were all willing to go the extra mile, whether that involved asking friends of friends of friends for introductions to potential sponsors, working on Capital W related activities after wrapping up long internship work days or making awkward promotional videos to show at lectures (thankfully this was before YouTube was really big!). Over time, I have come to realise that the chance to be part of something like this is exceedingly rare. To this day, the fulfillment I experienced as part of the Capital W founding team continues to be my benchmark for whenever I am evaluating a new opportunity – and it’s a high bar to clear.

The theme for this year’s Capital W Annual Dinner is ‘She Means Business’. What does this theme mean to you?

When we started Capital W in 2007, the focus was very much on broadening the opportunity set for female business students (the ‘Lean In’ approach if you like). In the ensuing decade, we’ve seen a greater acknowledgement of the structural and systematic barriers that make it difficult for women to enter certain industries and to ascend. To me, the theme for the 2019 Capital W Annual Dinner ‘She Means Business’ speaks to the growing momentum around addressing and dismantling these barriers – recruitment methods, work arrangements, promotion criteria, the process for handling harassment and parental leave policies, just to name a few. While the task ahead is daunting, sorry is the fool who underestimates her.

During this event you will have the opportunity to learn about our 2019 internship opportunities from previous graduates across our diverse business groups.

3 June – Macquarie Capital Summer Internship Evening

During this event you will have the opportunity to learn about our 2019 Macquarie Capital internship opportunities as well as hear from, and network with, current professionals and graduates across diverse business areas.

6 June – Female Business Series – Moments that Matter

This event is an opportunity for you to learn more about the key stages of our recruitment process and hear tips from, and network with, some of our employees.

17 June – Martin Place Redevelopment case study

During this event you will hear from representatives from Macquarie Capital, the Corporate Operations Group and the Risk Management Group about how they worked collaboratively on the Martin Place Redevelopment proposal and design.

Webinar: CV Workshop & Interview Tips
Have you ever wondered if your CV is strong enough to catch the eye of the recruiter? Is a cover letter
necessary when you submit an application? How long should your CV be?

If these questions and more are lingering in your mind, we are here to help. Join our Campus Recruitment
Team for this online webinar, where we will give you practical tips on how to improve your chances in the
recruitment process, from fine-tuning your CV to performing well during the interview process. This
webinar will help you to stand out from the crowd and be one step closer to landing your dream job.

Having started the countdown to Capital W’s Annual Dinner 2019: She Means Business, we decided to take this opportunity to look back on past themes and keynote speakers.

2016: Be Inspired, Be Inspiring

‘Be Inspired, Be Inspiring’ encouraged students to draw inspiration from female business leaders’ experiences, which shaped their journeys to success and paved their paths to inspiring following generations.

Jacki Johnson, Group Executive, People, Performance and Reputation at IAG shared a glimpse into her career and how she used change as a force for good.

“The pace of change is so fast, and the world demands we adapt,” reminded Johnson as she emphasised the importance of embracing change.

Her discussion of the challenges she faced in her career, inspired students to continually learn from every experience, both good and bad.

Where is she now?

Johnson became Co-chairman of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) in 2019. UNEP FI aims to help banks, insurers and investors embed environmental, social and governance considerations in their business strategies.

2017: 1000 Cracks in the Ceiling

‘1000 Cracks in the Ceiling’ drew attention to the ‘glass ceiling.’ The theme highlighted the need to continue empowering the next generation of female business leaders and shatter the ‘glass ceiling’.

Nicola Wakefield Evans, Independent Non-Executive Director of the Lend Lease Group is a global leader for gender diversity. Evans discussed the issue of the ‘glass ceiling’ that still existed in the workplace despite the significant progress that was made. Her speech encouraged female students to continue their efforts to shatter the glass ceiling.

Where is she now?

Evans became Chairman of 30% Club Australia in 2018. The 30% Club advocates for diversity across ASX Chairs and Directors by working with senior business leaders to increase their contributions towards building gender diverse boards.

2018: Our Voice is Our Future

‘Our Voice is Our future’ emphasised the need to take further individual action to achieve gender equality outcomes. There is still progress to be made for voices of women to be heard in the workplace and this can be achieved by further empowering young women.

Jen Dalitz, CEO of Women in Banking and Finance is an internationally recognised thought leader for diversity and inclusion. Drawing from her ten years of experience on Boards in the financial services, agricultural and education sectors, Dalitz shared her thoughts on women in leadership and working in male-dominated industries. Her speech reinforced the need for further pragmatic action to achieve a gender-balanced economy.

Where is she now?

Dalitz joined the UNSW Business School Alumni Advisory Board Member in 2018, where she is involved in providing valuable input to new program development and student and alumni engagement.

How can you pursue a career in corporate finance and have an impact on the world you live in? Enter the EY Corporate Finance Woman of the Year competition for your opportunity to make the world work better. The Grand Final will be decided in London, February 2019. Entries close 24 August 2018. Enter now at www.ey.com/au/cfwy

Our services are as diverse as the graduates we hire. We’re looking ahead and building industries of the future, which we can’t do that without you – you are today’s students and tomorrow’s leaders. So, we’re calling on creatives, technologists and trailblazers to join us.

Graduating in 2020 and want to explore new career pathways? Apply for our NEW early talent program, Insider!

But if you are a Penultimate-year student, then look no further than a paid summer internship with our Vacationer Program!

But don’t forget to check out one of Australia’s leading Graduate Programs if you have graduated or are graduating this year!

Do you want to help our clients buy and sell equities, foreign currencies, interest rates and credit? You’ll:

• make markets for our clients in a particular product area and, using the firm’s capital, manage a portfolio of positions.
• work closely with Sales to deliver competitive pricing and liquidity to clients.
• gain exposure to trading desks across a range of products and clients.

Your team

You’ll be working in the Investment Client Services team, looking after professional investors like asset managers and fund managers. You’ll give them advice and do everything that’s needed to buy and sell securities for them. From start to finish. You’ll be able to draw on the strength of our platforms, products, services and people worldwide to give your clients whatever they need.

Your experience and skills

Our internship program is for students in penultimate year. It doesn’t matter what you’re studying. (Really, it doesn’t.) But we’d like to see evidence that you can:

• analyze a problem, take a view and come to a decision
• plan, organize and communicate well
• make things happen
• stick with a task
• work in a team
• come up with ideas

Perhaps you’ve organized a fundraising event or taken part in team sports? Or persevered and passed an exam in a subject you found challenging? Think about how things you’ve achieved match the skills we’re after.

Your Program

On this 11-week summer program, you’ll be working with our experts and learning about the industry, our clients, our firm and a specific area of it. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to develop new skills and make contacts. And if you impress us, we might invite you to join our Graduate Talent Program once you’ve graduated.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join PwC’s technology services. Whether we’re exploring the future of business, restructuring the internal systems of one of our clients, or developing new tech to use in-house, there’s a passion for innovation across everything we do here.

We has new roles available for graduates who want to make a difference in the world of technology. There are exciting opportunities in Technology teams such as Enterprise Digital, Cyber, Forensics and Experience Centre. For more information and to apply, head over to our website: http://pwc.to/2wLeg5e.